I find most explanations of the West's suppressed fertility to be marginal or mythological. (Leftist explanations don't count as such at all.)
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What I'm saying is that a corrupt political/ideological arrangement resulted in a reaction, which, being reactionary, was simply corrupt in the other direction.
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AFAIK it was considered a duty for thousands of years, as well as just "what you do." Prior to that the science of having babies was not well understood. Are you saying there was a point where people understood procreation but it was not a duty or obligation?
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I'm saying they should have understood duties well enough to not consider it a duty.
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Now this gets interesting. What should be considered duties?
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Duties have to be voluntarily undertaken. Generally in return for some privilege. Imposing duties unilaterally is corrupt. What is theft but unilaterally imposing the duty that you give me your wallet?
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Aha, interesting phrasing. From a societal standpoint I posit that duties are those things necessary for continuation of society: - Upholding oaths (maintains trust) - Serving in armed forces, as a man - Producing food, as a farmer - Bearing children, as a woman
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Now, only a dysfunctional system doesn't reward someone for doing something important. But to consider the reward part of the core of the duty is something I had not considered.
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